Impact of entrepreneurial skills acquisition on women empowerment in Maiduguri metropolis, Borno state, Nigeria: implication for programme planning

The study examined the impact of entrepreneurial skill acquisition on women empowerment. The objectives of the study were to determine the impact of entrepreneurial skill acquisition on women self-reliance and job creation. The study used survey research design. Population of the study were 340 registered women in the skill acquisition center. 181 were purposively sampled and used as respondents. Researcher design questionnaire with Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient of 0.78 was administered to obtain data. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, frequency count, percentage, mean and standard deviation. Findings revealed that, entrepreneurial skill acquisition has impact on job creation and self-reliance among women in Maiduguri Metropolis. This highlights the critical role of skills acquisition center in empowerment of women focusing on providing actionable insights on their development potentials and general well-being. The researchers conclude that entrepreneurial skills acquired by women has equipped them with capacity to vigorously traverse the fast evolving economy by deploying real problem-solving skills to generate income and become self-reliant. The researchers recommend that, government should provide additional resources to support more aspiring women entrepreneurs in the Metropolis and extend such opportunities to all women in the state to become self-reliant. Government and non-governmental organizations should strengthen entrepreneurial centers and build more to enable women create more jobs. Implication for programme planning in adult education was also drawn.